Elevated railway



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I ELEVATED RAILWAY. v I 'No. 367,887. Patented Aug. 9; 1887.

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E R; M. BEATTY.

ELEVATED RAILWAY.

Patented Aug. 9, 1887.

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ATTORNEY N. PETERS. Photo-Lithographer, Walhiuglun. 0v c UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

RAYMOND M. BEATTY, OF HAOKENSAOK, NEW JEEsEY.

ELEVATED RAILWAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,887, dated August9, 1887.

Application filed December 30, 1886. Serial No. 222,960. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, RAYMOND M. BEATTY, of Hackensack, in the county ofBergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain bracing; and thesaid invention comprises a novel combination of parts whereby a strong,

durable, and economicallyconstructed railway of the class mentioned isprovided for, and whereby provision is made on such railways for greatsafety to the cars or rollingstock, and whereby in such railways thereis less obstruction to light and air, less danger of capsizing orderailment of the cars, and less opportunity for snow, dust, and thelike to lodge in places out of the reach of brooms carried by the earsor locomotives than exists in elevated railways heretofore known.

Figu rel is a side view, and Fig. 2 aplan view, illustrating an elevatedrailway made according to my said invention. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional view taken in the lineww of Figs. 1 and 2, and Fig.4 is a like view taken in the line y 3 of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is ahorizontal View taken in the line .2 z of A are posts or pillars whichsupport the elevated structure, and which may be" made of channel-iron,a,connected by oblique braces b, in a well-known manner; or, ifpreferred, said posts or pillars may be of any other ap provedconstruction. These posts or pillars are arranged in a single line alongand underneath the longitudinal center of the elevated structure. At asuitable distance from the top of each post A, and at opposite sidesthereof, are brackets or shoulders B, preferably made of angle-iron,suitably bolted or riveted to the opposite sides of the posts, asmorefully illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3. Above these brackets B, and indue relation with the upper end of each post, are similar brackets, 13.These brackets B B have placed upon them the ends a a" of girders G,which are composed of parallel upper and lower chords, 0 0, connected bymeans of suitable braces, A A,

&c., the said chords and braces constituting in effect a latticegirder.These girders are of course placed end to end, with the supporting-postintervening, and constitute the central supporting part of thesuperstructure.

In order to more strongly and permanently secure the brackets B B to theposts than would be possible if they were riveted direct to the flangesof the channel-irons comprised in said posts, there is first riveted tothe adjacent side of the posts a plate, 0, and it is to these, as wellas to the flanges of the channelirons, that the outermost lateral rivetsof the said brackets are connected, while the central rivets of the saidbrackets are connected with the plate 0, so that the plate ore-enforcesand strengthens the connection of each bracket to the adjacent side ofthe post. The chords 0 0" should be made of angle-iron, as shown incross-section in Figs. 3 and 4.

Secured upon the opposite sides of each post-that is to say, upon thesides which are at right angles to those which have the brackets B Barelateral brackets D, composed of a web, D, strengthened around itscircumference by angle-irons e, the flanges e of which are riveted tothe said web, as more fully indi cated in Fig. 5. The flanges f of theangleirons contiguous to the sides of the post are riveted to the saidsides of said post and receive the said brackets D in position, saidbrackets extending laterally from the posts in a direction substantiallyat right angles to the longitudinal line of the structure. The tops ofthe brackets D are substantially fiat or level with the flat uppersurface of the adjacent -girder, C, and a transverse horizontalbinding-plate, E, is extended across the structure with its end portionsresting upon the upper .side of the brackets D and the central portionextending over the top of the adjacent post.

Placed upon each of the brackets D is a pillow-bracket, F, the object ofwhich is to provide in part an elevated support to the said rails,hereinafter more fully described. These pillow-brackets F are composedof a web, F, with circumferential angle-irons riveted thereto insubstantially the same manner that the circumferential angle-irons ofthebrackets D are riveted to the web D thereof. The

flanges f of the circumferential angle-irons of the brackets F areriveted to the flanges of the circumferential an gle-irons of thebrackets D, the rivets extending through the interposed plate E, andthus rigidly connecting the whole together.

Extendinglongitudinally with the line of the structure, one at each sideof the latter and supported upon the pillow-brackets F, are the tracksupporting girders G. These tracksupporting girders G are each composedof two channel'irons, It, the lower flanges, h, of which rest upon thepillow-brackets F, a plate, 9, being interposed between said flanges andthe contiguous fiangeof the angle-irons of the pillow-bracket, the plateitself being primarily riveted, as shown atf, to the said flange of suchangle-iron, and the flanges h of the channel-iron G being bolted to saidplate, as shown at y, thereby securing the girder G to the other lixedparts of the superstructure. The two channetirons it of each girder Gare connected at intervals by horizontal braces 17, which support alongitudinal line of timber, H, placed between the channelirons h ofeach of said girders, the said timbers of the two girders forming acontinuous longitudinal support for the elevated side rails, I, whichare spiked or otherwise suitably secured to the timbers in substantiallythe same manner as has been heretofore practiced in fixing the rails ofsurface railways to longitudinal sleepers underneath.

The girders G are connected with the upper chord,C/, of the girders G bythe oblique braces D", the upper and outer ends of which are bolted tothe lower outer flange, h, of the adjacent channel-irons, while thelower and inner ends of said braces D" are bolted to the adjacent flangeof the aforesaid upper chord, O, of the girder 0, thereby causing thesaid girder O and the girder G to mutually strengthen and support eachother. These braces D" are repeated at any desired interval along thelength of the structure, preferably one pair of each of said braces toeach pair of braces A of the girder O, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Betweenthe brackets D along the length of the structure are others which differfrom them only in being secured direct to the sides of the girder O, asillustrated at r in Fig. 1, instead of directly to the sides of theposts. These intermediate brackets are indicated by the reference-letterD* in Figs. 1, 2, and 4., and are of substantially the same constructionas the brackets D, except in the fact that they are attached, asaforesaid, direct to the girders instead of to the posts. These bracketsD carry pillow-brackets F, which are arranged in the same relation withthe girders G as are the pillow-brackets which are placed upon thebrackets D, which are carried by the posts and serve the same purpose,the oilice of the brackets D and their adjuncts being to support thegirders G at points intermediate between the posts or pillars A. Placedtransversely upon the top of the girder G at suitable intervals alongthe length thereof are blocks or strips K, of wood or other suitablematerial, and upon these is placed the central rail, L, the latter beingheld in place by suitable clamps, m, bolted through the blocks or stripsK to the chord C of the girder G, thereby securing the rail in position.The use. of the blocks or strips K is to cushion the rail L, and whenthis cushioning of the said rail is not desired said rail may beattached direct in any suitable manner to the upper side of the girderO. The central rail, L, is of course parallel with the side rails, I,but is at a much lower level.

The car or vehicle to be used uponsaid road is to be made with anysuitable number of wheels arranged longitudinally at the bottom thereofto run upon the rail L, and with any desired number of wheels at itssides to run upon the rails I, it being intended that the greaterportion of the weight of the car or vehicle and its lead should be borneupon the depressed lower rail, L, while the elevated side rails, I,serve to steady the car or vehicle during the movement thereof and toprevent any material lateral swaying or swinging of the same, thelateral displacement of the vehicle and any liability of its beingthrown from the track being also effectually provided against.

I am aware that elevated railways have been proposed in which parallelelevated side rails have been arranged parallel with a central depressedrail, the elevated and depressed rails being both supported by suitableposts, but devoid of lateral brackets, as shown in the patent of \V. D.Mack, dated February 16, 1886. I am also aware that elevated railwayshave been proposed in which an elevated central rail has been placedwithin two parallel depressed rails, the three rails being supportedupon posts having lateral brackets for supporting the depressed siderails, as shown in the patent of F. A. Bartholomew, dated May 25, 1886;but such arrangement of parts relates to a construction of elevatedrailways different from that to which my invention belongs, the raisedcentral rail being, according to my convictions, an element of greatdanger in an elevated railway, inasmuch as the car or vehicle is saddledupon the raised central rail, and any lifting of the wheels from one orthe other of the side rails, or any accident at either side of thevehicle, places the latter in a position from which it is liable toupset. The object of my invention is therefore, among others, to obviatewhat I consider the defects of the other elevated railways to which Ihave referred.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is-- 1. In an elevated railway structure,the combination of the lbllowing elements, to wit: a central girdersupported upon suitable pillars, a central rail supported by andparallel with the said girder, and lateral elevated tracks sustainedfrom the posts by intermediate supports or bracketing devices,substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. An elevated-railway structure compris- 367,887 o v a ing, incombination, the following elements, to wit: a longitudinal series oflattice-girders, O, a series of posts provided with brackets'orshoulders B, for supporting said girders, lat-v ing the pillow-bracketsand the brackets D,

through the binding-plates E, longitudinal girders supported by thepillowbrackets, elevated rails or tracks I, supported by the saidgirders G, and a depressed rail or track, L, supported by the girder 0,all substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

3. An elevated-railway structure, comprising, in combination, thefollowing elements, to wit: a longitudinal series of lattice-girders, C,a series of posts provided with'brackets or shoulders B, for supporting.said girders, lateral brackets D, attached to the said posts and havingflanges at their upper sides, pillowbrackets F, having flanges at theirlower parts, binding-plates E, bolts or rivets for connecting thepillow-brackets and the brackets D, through the binding-plates E;longitudinal girders G, composed of chanuel-irons h, braces i, andtimbers H, supported by the pillowbrackets, elevated rails or tracks I,supported by the said girders G, and a depressed rail or track, L,supported by the girder 0, all substantially as and for the purposeherein set forth.

4. Au elevated-railway structure, comprising, in combination, thefollowing elements, to

- wit: a longitudinal series of lattice-girders, G,

a series of posts provided with brackets or shoulders B, for supportingsaid girders, lateral brackets D, attached to the said posts and havingflanges at their upper sides, pillowbrackets F, having flanges at theirlower parts,

binding-plates E, bolts or rivets for connecting the pillow-brackets andthe brackets D, through the binding-plates E, longitudinal girders G,supported by the pillow-brackets,

elevated rails or tracks I, supported by the said girders G, a depressedrail or track, L,

supported by the girder O, and oblique braces D", all substantially asand herein set forth.

5. An elevated-railway structure, comprising, in combination, thefollowing elements, to wit: a longitudinal series of lattice-girders, O,a series of posts provided with brackets or shoulders B, for supportingsaid girders, lateral brackets D, attached to the said posts and havingflanges at their upper sides-pillowbrackets F, having flanges attheirlower parts, binding-plates E, bolts or rivets for connecting thepillow-brackets and the brackets D, through the binding-plates E,longitudinal girders G, supported by the pillow-brackets, elevated railsor tracks I, supported by the said girders G, a depressed rail or track,L, supported by the girder O, and brackets D*, placed at pointsintermediate between the posts, all substantially as and for the purposeherein set forth. p

6. Au elevated-railway structure, comprising, in combination, thefollowing elements, to wit: alongitudinal series of lattice-girders, O,a series of posts provided with brackets or shoulders B, for supportingsaid girders, lateral brackets D, attached to the said posts and havingflanges at their upper sides, pillowbrackets F, having'flanges at theirlower parts, binding-plates E, bolts or rivets for connecting thepillow-brackets and the brackets D, through the binding-plates E,longitudinal for the purpose girders-G, composed of channel-irons h,braces 'i, and timber H, supported by the pillowbrackets, elevated railsor tracks I, supported by the said girders G, a depressed rail or track,L, supported by the girder O, and oblique braces D, all substantially asand for the purpose herein set forth.

RAYMOND M. BEATTY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. LYNCH, OHARLEs A. HERBERT.

